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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-247.104791
Energy at 298.15K-247.110362
HF Energy-247.104791
Nuclear repulsion energy 
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3107 3046 23.66      
2 A 3055 2995 9.05      
3 A 3013 2954 44.32      
4 A 2948 2890 55.26      
5 A 2929 2872 38.79      
6 A 2281 2236 0.03      
7 A 1507 1477 9.34      
8 A 1487 1458 5.48      
9 A 1476 1447 2.72      
10 A 1463 1434 1.49      
11 A 1373 1347 17.17      
12 A 1292 1267 5.40      
13 A 1196 1173 14.98      
14 A 1167 1144 4.77      
15 A 1114 1092 133.03      
16 A 1016 996 7.73      
17 A 915 897 31.38      
18 A 877 860 18.21      
19 A 586 574 2.00      
20 A 388 381 2.55      
21 A 352 345 0.97      
22 A 252 247 9.22      
23 A 174 171 3.98      
24 A 118 116 8.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17042.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16708.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.39062 0.11269 0.09468

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.560 -0.782 0.140
O2 1.085 0.434 -0.442
C3 -0.061 0.941 0.209
C4 -1.252 0.072 0.041
N5 -2.158 -0.655 -0.100
H6 2.467 -1.050 -0.414
H7 0.819 -1.593 0.044
H8 1.807 -0.644 1.208
H9 -0.269 1.924 -0.238
H10 0.111 1.085 1.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42932.36692.94023.72791.09571.10311.10553.28732.6308
O21.42931.41222.41383.43822.02792.10212.09922.02312.0948
C32.36691.41221.48422.65363.27762.68812.64601.09881.1079
C42.94022.41381.48421.17003.91092.65703.35132.11502.1100
N53.72793.43822.65361.17004.65273.12474.17553.19933.1806
H61.09572.02793.27763.91094.65271.79531.79724.04433.6095
H71.10312.10212.68812.65703.12471.79531.79793.69203.0394
H81.10552.09922.64603.35134.17551.79721.79793.60452.4242
H93.28732.02311.09882.11503.19934.04433.69203.60451.7869
H102.63082.09481.10792.11003.18063.60953.03942.42421.7869

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.667 O2 C1 H6 106.442
O2 C1 H7 111.847 O2 C1 H8 111.525
O2 C3 C4 113.234 O2 C3 H9 112.379
O2 C3 H10 107.201 C3 C4 N5 177.334
C4 C3 H9 107.437 C4 C3 H10 108.406
H6 C1 H7 109.089 H6 C1 H8 109.134
H7 C1 H8 108.733 H9 C3 H10 108.010
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.238      
2 O -0.419      
3 C -0.107      
4 C 0.346      
5 N -0.457      
6 H 0.178      
7 H 0.169      
8 H 0.143      
9 H 0.178      
10 H 0.207      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.455 1.217 1.350 3.055
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.563 -5.433 0.525
y -5.433 -27.610 0.518
z 0.525 0.518 -29.353
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.082 -5.433 0.525
y -5.433 4.848 0.518
z 0.525 0.518 2.234
Polar
3z2-r24.467
x2-y2-7.953
xy-5.433
xz0.525
yz0.518


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.992 0.490 0.190
y 0.490 5.618 0.224
z 0.190 0.224 4.425


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 123.273
(<r2>)1/2 11.103